oppress

It wiped away all the negative energies of space that had oppressed human life and dynamically created a new world to express the breath of the arrival of spring in human history.
Il effaça toutes les énergies négatives de l’espace qui opprimassent la vie humaine et dynamiquement créa un monde nouveau pour exprimer l’haleine de l’arrivée du printemps dans l’histoire humaine.
The war of 1870-1871 was a historically progressive war on the part of Germany until Napoleon III was defeated; for the latter, together with the tsar, had oppressed Germany for many years, keeping her in a state of feudal disintegration.
La guerre de 1870 1871 a été, du côté de l'Allemagne, une guerre historiquement progressive jusqu'à la défaite de Napoléon III qui, de concert avec le tsar, avait longtemps opprimé l'Allemagne en y maintenant le morcellement féodal.
As we were living in a society that had oppressed the truth, people were unable to express their sincere wishes.
Tandis que nous vivions dans une société qui avait opprimé la vérité, les gens étaient incapables d’exprimer leurs désirs sincères.
You are taking back control of your lives as those who had oppressed you, flounder, and look for ways to hold on to control.
Vous reprenez le contrôle de vos vies à ceux qui vous ont oppressés, floués, et cherchent les moyens de maintenir le contrôle.
I started suffering from it at the age of ten when I had oppressed my deepest wish to change the entire world.
Je commençai à en souffrir à l’âge de dix ans quand j’avais opprimé mon désir le plus profond de changer tout le monde.
The oppressed wrought out the lesson they had learned under tyranny and became the oppressors of those who had oppressed them.
Mettant à profit les leçons qu'on leur avait données, les opprimés devinrent les oppresseurs de leurs tyrans. Malheureuse France !
The oppressed wrought out the lesson they had learned under tyranny and became the oppressors of those who had oppressed them.
Mettant à profit les leçons qu’on leur avait données, les opprimés devinrent les oppresseurs de leurs tyrans. Malheureuse France !
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Why use the FrenchDictionary.com dictionary?

THE BEST FRENCH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Get More than a Translation

Get examples and pronunciations for millions of French words, English words, French phrases, and English phrases.

WRITTEN BY EXPERTS

Translate with Confidence

Access millions of accurate translations written by a team of experienced English-to-French and French-to-English translators.

FRENCH AND ENGLISH EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Learn by Example

Browse thousands of French-English example sentences throughout our dictionary.

CONNECT TO THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD

Express Yourself in French

Browse nuanced French-to-English and English-to-French translations and find the word you’re looking for.
Word of the Day
to frighten